Datuk Lee Chong Wei willing to be sparring partner for national players to help them earn qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after announcing the end of his glittering 19-year career. He will also be Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Games.

Organised crime in sports remains problematic with illicit networks actively involved in doping, match-fixing, money-laundering and blackmail, enabling them to exploit and compromise officials, says former US diplomat David M. Luna. He urges stakeholders to expand international cooperation to bring these criminals to book.

Following national high jumper Nauraj Singh Randhawa’s forthright take yesterday on the state of athletics in Malaysia, a group of former stars are inspired to take the bull by the horns and make a difference.

Project High Five, an online community, is designed to improve youth sports experience. The youth sports specific community is launching in a time of crisis with increasing numbers of young athletes choosing to quit.